English Dictionary

beyond the black stump

前置詞句

オーストラリア英語 慣用表現 くだけた表現

(Australia, informal, idiomatic) In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.

日本語の意味

極度に人里離れた、辺鄙な場所。都市や集落から遠く離れた奥地を指す。 / 荒野、奥地、偏狭で孤立した地域を意味する。

We drove for hours until we reached a dusty homestead beyond the black stump, where the phone line had long since been cut.

私たちは何時間も車を走らせ、人里離れたほこりっぽい開拓地にたどり着いた。そこでは電話回線はとっくに途絶えていた。

意味（1）

(Australia, informal, idiomatic) In an extremely isolated place, remote from populated areas; in the middle of nowhere. Typically used to refer to outback areas.

While Millard did not shift from log cabin to White House, he did transport himself from beyond the Black Stump to strike it rich at Stawell.